title: Dermoid cyst of the mandibula: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermoid cysts are rare congenital lesions derived from pluripotential cells.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a female patient aged 30 years presenting for a lesion of the mandibula incidentally seen on a routine panoramic radiograph obtained for dental care. The instrumental, clinical and histological characteristics of the lesion are reported. Finally, a bibliographic revision of this pathology at the level of the oral cavity is reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dermoid cysts must be considered in the differential diagnosis of mandibula's lesions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biochimica, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italia. alfonsobaldi@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Dardo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Menditti
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laino
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldi